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As he puts it, it is a "happy coincidence" that this could end up supporting green technology.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2025

That this is 2024, the 100th anniversary of the Discus Thrower’s gold medal, the centennial of one Paris Olympics and the year of another, is a happy coincidence.

From New York Times May 2, 2024

The Hurricanes have only 11 players on the roster this season - and having four from Toronto is basically a happy coincidence.

From Washington Times Oct. 27, 2023

This was a happy coincidence, because never in my life had the nation been so embroiled in wonky debates about infrastructure priorities and spending.

From Slate May 6, 2023

Surely it was more than happy coincidence that the price of admission—“fifty cents, straight up,” remembers one former bug boy—was precisely equal to the pay for galloping a horse.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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